# DL16 6JT: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL16 6JT is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at DL16 6JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16) › [DL16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. County Durham 047B: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **Bishop Auckland, 7.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **No property in DL16 6JT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 047B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL16 6JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **Low road and rail noise at DL16 6JT**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Springmoor Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springmoor-grange-school-e114091) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-charles-catholic-primary-school-tudhoe-e148628) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-street-primary-school-e130946) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-park-primary-school-e132172) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tudhoe Moor Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudhoe-moor-nursery-school-e113991) | Nursery | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosa-street-primary-and-nursery-academy-e141121) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tudhoe Colliery Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudhoe-colliery-primary-school-e138557) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitworth Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitworth-park-academy-e145564) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £139,995 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £104,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £805,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £138,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (740 m); BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (740 m)
- Pharmacies: MILLER PHARMACY (710 m); BOOTS (710 m); WELL (740 m); ASDA PHARMACY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Spennymoor (640 m, Morrisons); Iceland Spennymoor (660 m, Iceland); Aldi Oxford Road Spennymoor (760 m, Aldi); Asda Spennymoor Superstore (790 m, Asda); Farmfoods Spennymoor (910 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,447** (July 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,447 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 047B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.1** (2025). County Durham 047B has a deprivation score of 29.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,704th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £121,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 047B was £121,500 in 2025. Joint 935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,406** (2021). County Durham 047B had 1,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,464th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In County Durham 047B, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DL16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL16 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,419** (2021). DL16 had 22,419 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,320th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in DL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.6%** (January 2026). In DL16, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.7060, -1.5947

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5947,54.7060,DL166JT

## How to cite

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